Gill St. Bernard's Jaren Sina puts up a shot over Ryan Quinn of Roselle Catholic during the Newark National Invitational, Feb 1, 2013 at the Prudential Center. Gill St. Bernard's won, 63-59. Saed Hindash/The Star-Ledger

Video: Gill St. Bernard's defeats Roselle Catholic in boys basketball Gill St. Bernard's beat Roselle Catholic by the score of 63-59 at the Newark National Invitational held at the Prudential Center in Newark. Gill St. Bernard's was led on offense by Jaren Sina who scored 22 points and added 10 assists. Austin Colbert scored 15 in the victory. (Video by Andre Malok / The Star-Ledger)

Jaren Sina's illustrious high school career got even more illustrious on Thursday night.

Sina accomplished the feat in the third quarter, and he scored a game-high 20 points in the win.

Well established as one of the best players in the state, Sina has had a remarkable career in Gladstone. It's impressive and hard enough for a high school player to score 1,000 points in a career. Sina is now in rarefied air having doubled that amount.

The senior drew immense praise from his father and coach, Mergin Sina, for the job he's done this season not only carrying the team when two key players were sitting out after transferring but also incorporating those players once they got on the court.

"I tell people this all the time," Mergin Sina said. "I'm his coach, and I'm his dad. But I'm taking the dad part out of it. This is not about being his dad, it's about being his coach. He has the toughest job in the state of New Jersey as a point guard. Here's the reason why. He went from a completely new team from last year, to a new chemistry. And every day, he's getting pounded. He's getting double-teamed. He's getting triple-teamed. And he figured out a way to make two new players better basketball players as a point guard."

"I don't know what else to say," Mergin Sina said. "There's nothing more he can do out here to get the respect that he deserves. He knows how to play the game and he makes everybody else better. That's what makes him special."